[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 249 (Monday, December 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79489-79490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30743]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Ensuring That Department of Health and Human 
Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies or 
Practices in Violation of Federal Law--OMB No. 0990-NEW--Office of the 
Secretary.
    Abstract: The proposed information collection is contained in the 
Final Rule entitled, ``Ensuring That Department of Health and Human 
Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies or 
Practices in Violation of Federal Law.'' The purpose of this collection 
is to ensure, by requiring written certification of compliance similar 
to other, existing certifications currently made by funding recipients 
and applicants, that recipients of Department funds are aware of and 
comply with the legal obligations imposed on them by the Church 
Amendments (42 U.S.C. 300a-7), Public Health Service Act section 245 
(42 U.S.C. 238n) and the Weldon Amendment (Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2008, Pub. L. 110-161 Div. G section 508(d), 121 Stat. 1844, 
2209). We estimate the universe and number of entities that would be 
required to certify to be 571,947. The act of certification consists of 
reviewing the certification language, reviewing relevant entity 
policies and procedures, and reviewing files before signing. Although 
some entities may need to sign a certification statement more than 
once, we assume that the entity will only carefully review the 
language, procedures and their files before signing the initial 
statement each year.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of        Average
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Hospitals (less than 100 beds)..................            2403               1           30/60            1202
Hospitals (less than 100 beds)..................            1129               1           30/60             565
Hospitals (200-500 beds)........................            1160               1           30/60             580
Hospitals (more than 500 beds)..................             244               1           30/60             122
Nursing Homes (less than 50 beds)...............            2388               1           30/60            1194
Nursing Homes (50-99 beds)......................            5819               1           30/60            2910
Nursing Homes (99--199 beds)....................            6877               1           30/60            3439
Nursing Homes (more than 200 beds)..............            1037               1           30/60             519
Physicians Offices..............................          234200               1           30/60          117100
Offices of Other Health Care Practitioners......          115378               1           30/60           57689
Outpatient Care Centers.........................           26901               1           30/60           13451

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Medical and Diagnostics Laboratories............           11856               1           30/60            5928
Home Health Care Services.......................           20184               1           30/60           10092
Pharmacies (chain and independent)..............           58109               1           30/60           29055
Dental Schools..................................              56               1           30/60              28
Medical Schools (Allopathic)....................             125               1           30/60              63
Medical Schools (Osteopathic)...................              20               1           30/60              10
Nursing Schools (Licensed practical)............            1138               1           30/60             569
Nursing Schools (Baccalaureate).................             550               1           30/60             275
Nursing Schools (Associate Degree)..............             885               1           30/60             443
Nursing Schools (Diploma).......................              78               1           30/60              39
Occupational Therapy Schools....................             142               1           30/60              71
Optometry Schools...............................              17               1           30/60               9
Pharmacy Schools................................              92               1           30/60              46
Podiatry Schools................................               7               1           30/60               4
Public Health Schools...........................              37               1           30/60              19
Residency Programs (accredited).................            8494               1           30/60            4247
Health Insurance Carriers and 3rd party                     4578               1           30/60            2289
 Administrators.................................
Grant awards....................................           63741               1           30/60           31871
Contractors.....................................            4245               1           30/60            2123
State and territorial governments...............              57               1           30/60              29
    Totals......................................          571947  ..............  ..............          285981
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Seleda M. Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-30743 Filed 12-24-08; 8:45 am]
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